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Round 8: LAST CHEMO EVER!!! And Next Steps
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 I can hardly believe that the day has finally come. I know we always say it feels like summer flies by, but...
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Round 7: Chemotherapy & Post-Chemo Side Effects
Thursday, August 26, 2021 Well today’s chemo made for an interesting challenge. Without a port, I have to have blood drawn from my arm...
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Round 6: Chemotherapy & Post-Chemo Side Effects
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Everything went smoothly for this round of chemo. I checked in at 8am and this time I decided to bring my...
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Round 5: Chemotherapy & Post-chemo Side Effects
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Today felt like it dragged on foreverrrrr. I went into the Cancer Center at 8am and didn’t head home until about...
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Post-Chemo Updates & Reactions In Weeks 7-8
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Poor Macy girl had to stay home from school today - she and ¾ of her classroom at daycare, has RSV. She’s been...
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Round 4: Chemotherapy
July 13, 2021 Today was my last round of Adriamycin and Cytoxan (AC) chemotherapy! It was unfortunately the most nauseous that I’ve ever...
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Post-Chemo Updates & Reactions In Weeks 5-6
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Felt pretty good today, thank you WBC shot. Red blood cells are pretty low after blood draw… not sure if I...
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Round 3: Chemotherapy
June 29, 2021 I can officially never again eat an Italian ice. You know the ones that you get at baseball games - lemon, strawberry - you...
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Post-Chemo Updates & Reactions in Weeks 3-4
Thursday, June 17, 2021 I was able to be up a bit longer this morning. I helped Macy get ready for daycare and then sat with my mom for...
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The Shittiest Haircut Ever
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 It’s time. Tonight my mom came into town, per usual, to help with the fallout that comes with treatment week....
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Round 2: Chemotherapy
Welp, just like clockwork, my BC survivor friends had told me that around the 2wk mark their hair started falling out and sure enough…...
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Post-Chemo Updates & Reactions in Weeks 1-2
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 I woke up feeling pretty good today and so I was able to keep working at a fairly normal pace for the day. I had...
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Round 1: Chemotherapy
June 1, 2021 This is the face of all-consuming fear, anxiety and exhaustion. Today was Day 1 of 8. The cancer center was extremely busy...
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The Truth About Chemo Drugs & Side Effects
May 25, 2021 This afternoon I had to head to the cancer center. I am going to be taking a hormone treatment that will push my ovaries...
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